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Checklist for Family Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 (Old World Spiny Winged Moths)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2032
4918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2030
4914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2022
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
634
1342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
556
1202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
3
70
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEriocottidae
Spuler, 1898
Old World Spiny Winged Moths, Old World spiny-winged moths
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
1 Genera with 5 Species
Compsoctena Zeller, 18665SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
5 Species
Compsoctena brachyctenis Meyrick, 1909
Compsoctena cyclatma Meyrick, 1908
Compsoctena natalana (Walker, 1864)⇒ Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852
Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852
Compsoctena subauratana (Walker, 1866)⇒ Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852

Subnodes of Eriocottidae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SubfamilyCompsocteninae
Dierl, 1970
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eriocottidae at gbif.org
Eriocottidae at irmng.org